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Tokyo-based composer Yuma Koda has long worked across film scoring, stage and installation art — winning Best Music at Tallinn Black Nights for KONTORA and co-scoring a TV drama with Haruomi Hosono. His first original album takes "fictional nostalgia" as its theme, collaging piano, live playing, voice and field recordings from around the world into something between jazz, ambient, classical and film music, with an ECM- or Gondwana-like hush. The cast is stacked: Takuro Okada, Kei Matsumaru, Shun Ishiwaka, Shuhei Kato (NOT WONK), Shinya Fukumori and more, with closer "ende" a whispered lullaby duet by Mei Semones and Yuma Abe. Cover art by Yukimasa Ida; released by NEWHERE MUSIC in a fully limited first vinyl pressing.

旅居東京的音樂家香田悠真長年活躍於電影配樂、舞台與裝置藝術，曾以《KONTORA》獲塔林黑夜影展最佳音樂獎，也與細野晴臣共同創作日劇配樂。首張原創專輯以「虛構的懷舊」為主題，把鋼琴、現場演奏、人聲與世界各地田野錄音重新拼貼，遊走在 Jazz、Ambient、古典與電影配樂之間，有 ECM 或 Gondwana 式的靜謐美感。陣容豪華：岡田拓郎、松丸契、石若駿、加藤修平（NOT WONK）、福盛進也等人參與，末曲〈ende〉由 Mei Semones 與安部勇磨對唱，宛如低語的搖籃曲。封面出自當代藝術家井田幸昌，NEWHERE MUSIC 發行，首次黑膠化、完全限定生產。

Japanese composer and producer Kenichiro Isoda's first solo album in decades re-arranges and re-records four decades of his work, weaving field recordings, electronics, flute and guitar. Opener "TANEKOMA" uses rare birdsong he captured in the mountains of Hachijo-jima — after a 2025 typhoon devastated the island, it may be the last such recording. maya ongaku's Tsutomu Sonoda sings "Steps," a song Isoda wrote in 2008 and has finally completed. Essential for fans of Hiroshi Yoshimura or Satoshi Ashikawa; vinyl limited to 500 with no repress.

日本作曲家、製作人磯田健一郎相隔數十年的全新個人專輯，重新編曲錄製他四十多年來的舊作，融合環境採音、電子聲響與長笛、吉他。開場〈TANEKOMA〉使用他在八丈島山中錄下的稀有鳥鳴——2025 年颱風重創島嶼後，這段錄音或許已成絕響。maya ongaku 的 Tsutomu Sonoda 獻聲演唱 2008 年寫下的〈Steps〉，終於完整成形。喜歡吉村弘、蘆川聰的人非常值得一聽，黑膠限量 500 張不再版。

A 1984 Japanese record made specifically for sunbathing — part of the Sun Tan Club series, originally packaged with a tanning guide and oil recommendations and promoted with Hawaiian Tropic, produced by Takashi Shima of the band Piper. Gentle synths and ambient textures sit between environmental music, new age and background score, distilling 80s Japanese beach-and-poolside lifestyle. Long known only to a few collectors, it's reissued as the first release on Hawara International, a new sublabel of Edition Hawara.

1984 年日本一張專為「日光浴」製作的唱片，原屬 Sun Tan Club 系列，當年附日光浴指南與助曬油推薦，還與 Hawaiian Tropic 合作宣傳，由樂團 Piper 成員 Takashi Shima 製作。輕柔的合成器與氛圍聲響介於環境音樂、New Age 與背景配樂之間，濃縮 80 年代日本的海灘與泳池生活風格。原版長年只有少數收藏家知道，如今由 Edition Hawara 新子廠牌 Hawara International 重新發行，也是廠牌首作。

Compiled by Dubby of Tokyo record shop Ondas and Rush Hour Records co-founder Antal, this collects Japanese proto-techno, electro-pop and synth-pop from 1981–1989. Techno kayō emerged in the late 70s, wiring kayōkyoku pop melodies to synths and drum machines to create a distinctly Japanese electronic pop. The selection leans dancefloor — not just Showa nostalgia but a survey of how Japanese artists experimented with electronic dance music. European-pressed 45rpm 2LP with obi and liner notes.

由東京唱片行 Ondas 店主 Dubby 與荷蘭 Rush Hour Records 共同創辦人 Antal 聯手選曲，收錄 1981 至 1989 年間日本的 Proto-Techno、Electro-pop 與 Synth-pop。Techno Kayō（テクノ歌謡）興起於 70 年代末，把歌謠曲的流行旋律接上合成器與鼓機，發展出獨特的日式電子流行。選曲特別偏向舞池，不只是昭和懷舊，也聽得到當年日本音樂人對電子舞曲的各種嘗試。歐洲壓製 45 轉雙黑膠，附 OBI 與內頁解說。

The final release in Hako Yamasaki's 50th-anniversary series collects never-issued live recordings from the very start of her career: her 1975 debut concert "Tobimasu" and the 1976 release show for her second album, "Tsunawatari." She hand-picked 10 of the 32 songs for this first-ever vinyl collection. The cover is a previously unseen photo from early winter 1976, as pure and clear as her voice and guitar. Backing players include Naoto Takenaka, Jun Sato and Daiji Okai, all later key figures in Japanese music; cut by Shinya Matsushita of Piccolo Audio Works.

山崎ハコ出道 50 週年系列的最終章，收錄她出道最初期從未發行的現場錄音：1975 年首場演唱會《飛・び・ま・す》與 1976 年第二張專輯發表會《綱渡り》。兩場共 32 首中由她親自挑選 10 首，首次整理成黑膠精選。封面為 1976 年初冬拍攝、首度公開的照片，跟她的歌聲與吉他一樣純粹清透。伴奏樂手包括竹中尚人、佐藤準、岡井大二等日後的重要樂手，由 Piccolo Audio Works 松下真也刻片。

Tim Kiefer's score for "Come Along with Me," the series finale of Adventure Time — a gentle yet sweeping farewell. Includes Rebecca Sugar's "Time Adventure" and the closing "Island Song (Come Along With Me)." For the shop owner, it's the soundtrack to years of watching the show with their son; restocking in December.

《探險活寶》完結篇〈Come Along with Me〉配樂，由 Tim Kiefer 操刀，協助造就一場溫柔又壯闊的告別最終章。收錄 Rebecca Sugar 的〈Time Adventure〉與片尾〈Island Song (Come Along With Me)〉。店主說，這是陪兒子一起看探險活寶長大的時間故事，12 月補貨。

A 25th-anniversary zoetrope picture-disc 2LP of D'Angelo's landmark Voodoo, with animation drawn from the music videos, cover art and lyrics that comes alive as the record spins.

D'Angelo 經典《Voodoo》二十五週年紀念，推出動態圖膠（Zoetrope Picture Disc）雙黑膠，從音樂錄影帶、專輯封面與歌詞中汲取元素，轉動時化為動畫。

"Nightcall," made evergreen by the film Drive, was Kavinsky's first vocal track — sung with Lovefoxxx of CSS, produced by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and mixed by SebastiAn. This four-track 12" EP adds "Pacific Coast Highway" and two remixes.

因電影《落日車神》（Drive）而長紅的〈Nightcall〉，是 Kavinsky 首次獻聲的作品，與 CSS 的 Lovefoxxx 共同演繹，Daft Punk 的 Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo 製作、SebastiAn 混音。12 吋 EP 收錄四首，包括〈Pacific Coast Highway〉與兩首 remix。

Hans Zimmer and James Everingham's score for Apple TV+'s Jason Momoa-led epic Chief of War, fusing sweeping orchestral writing with traditional Hawaiian instruments — pahu, ka'eke'eke, pūniu — and Indigenous chant for a vivid Pacific Island character. Produced by Bleeding Fingers; 2LP limited to 500 worldwide.

Hans Zimmer 與 James Everingham 為 Jason Momoa 主演的 Apple TV+ 史詩影集《戰酋》打造的配樂，把史詩管弦樂與夏威夷傳統樂器 pahu、ka'eke'eke、pūniu 及原住民吟唱結合，帶出鮮明的太平洋島嶼色彩。由 Bleeding Fingers 工作室製作，全球限量 500 張雙黑膠。

A 10th-anniversary vocal collection for AUGUST's visual novel Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki, gathering its most moving opening, image and ending songs plus arranged versions and piano instrumentals on 2LP.

日本遊戲品牌 AUGUST 作品《千の刃濤、桃花染の皇姫》十週年紀念人聲合輯，精選遊戲中最動人的片頭曲、印象曲與片尾曲，另收多首改編版本與鋼琴演奏版，雙黑膠發行。

Dan Kye is an alter ego of UK singer-songwriter Jordan Rakei, and this lockdown-made release on Rhythm Section International has finally been repressed on 140g 2LP with obi. Leaning further into deep house and broken beat than his main work, it keeps the vocals restrained and melodies delicate — made for dancing while holding onto its jazz and soul-funk grain.

Dan Kye 是英國創作歌手 Jordan Rakei 的另一個音樂計畫，這張疫情期間在家製作、由 Rhythm Section International 發行的作品缺貨許久，終於再版為 140g 雙黑膠並附 obi。比起 Rakei 個人名義，這張更偏向 Deep House 與 Broken Beat，人聲收斂、旋律細膩，非常適合跳舞，同時保留爵士與靈魂放克的質感。